LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

praegressus

praegressus m (genitive praegressūs)

Meaning

  1. masculinean advance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraegressuspraegressūs
genitivepraegressūspraegressuum
dativepraegressuīpraegressibus
accusativepraegressumpraegressūs
ablativepraegressūpraegressibus
vocativepraegressuspraegressūs

praegressus, a, um, Part., from praegredior.
praegressus, ūs, m. praegredior,
I. a going in advance, anticipation (postclass.): anteversio et praegressus, Amm. 21, 5, 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraegressus

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin praegredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin praegressus From praegredior + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does praegressus mean in Latin?
praegressus, a noun, means “an advance”.
What is the genitive of praegressus?
The genitive singular is praegressūs. praegressus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does praegressus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praegressus.